Sterilizing apparatus



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pecially adapted for sterilizing food" prod- 5 uctssuchlas evaporated mult put up in her-v 'tion relate lto 'P'QPCU op erating TheI invention. relates vto y in'sterilizing apparatus7 `and lm il @l Si. Y

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*anni ocnrossrron foi* NEW 'Jnnsnr `i ssenenro 'fren Berman con:

srnnrnrzrne Arran-artis *l i' i. Applicatcn filed ijinuary 28, liesf gferialNo; 84,305.1l

an improvement ore Vparticularly to an in'iprovement in apparatus esmetically sealed cans.

q According to Availmg at the pres orated inllliV are ta and loaded into'trays'having a about twenty-tour cans each.

4arestaclied rup three to iivehi on `a.rotatal9le ,spider .n'iountcd dric'al vsterilizing`v apparatus rn i, 'cans are subgected to tue yst usually stean'i'or heatedV Water.

arrangement or apparat-us it the l common practice p re,- ent time thecans ot evaplten from the t-esting'vat capacity of Theser trays gli in raclls in a cylin-,V i which the erilizing mediur lilith, thisl has been 'found 4diiicult'cto subject allthc cans uniformly toA the sterilizing treatment.

the coniple-- tion of the sterilizing operation, the 'trays i are removedffroni the spider. lfhe cansare "then taken 'from the trays andV ted. finto -a CilllS mogeneity oit mixture.

vvthe present invention atus o'f such con# ll they cans linthe ected uniformly to the Another object; ot the thehendling o the contents 'oi the tality ot, vl a hor the cans and shortcnlthe'tiine vhei'elolore re- .quired for introducing the cans intovthe' sterilizer l and removing 'rhein there from.

v'vlhis object is attained by eliminating the necessity o trays in W placed in t the cans I operation. `vention4 is ing apparat-us c y may he'inade apar .apparatus canned lood prod milk. Other spec and machinery to. Iiieed the sterilizedy themf from the sterilizer,V

t (l) loading the cans 'into'tlie hich they arent the present `time he sterilizer and' (2) unloadingrom the trays a'ter the sterilizing A more specific object of thejinto produce an improvedsterilizf such Construction tliatit t oi a line or vsystem of' 'for handling acts, such ias' evaporated ilicV objects of, the .invenimproven'ie'nts in .the sterilizer, to the various means and devicescoand to the:

shal-iing devices.

means for` feeding rthem :into -fthegchu`te or'k runway leadingto the can shaking devices. l

.y -According to A'the present` invention the.' i'

sterilizeig that` isythe receptacle in which the cans aresuhjected to the sterilizing medium.

is so mounted thatuitkmay he moved to` one position to receive' thevfcans to loesteriliz'ed and'moved to Vanother position-to discharge the sterilized. cans.` In ythe preferred arrangement of: *apparatus the sterilizer is .mounted jon 'horizontal `trunnions1 so that it 'may tilt .in akvertical plane.' One end ofthe sterilizer 4is provided With a removableV door `,or cover .so thaty the cans may -loe .fed-tinto and dischargedflfrom the v'sterilizerf when has "been tilted to 'the' proper positions.

Jlren the cover is rei'noved Aand' thevsterilizer y 'f has beentilted tofdirect-fits vopen end up? Wardly,ra chargingl magazine which has been supplied Witha batch of canstromja hopper 1 is .moved into engagementk vwith the open end otftlie sterilizer.'gand-.tlie cans therein are sterilizer. j YV'he'n the opene'nd of lthe sterilizer isdirected downwardly immediately', 'following the'V sterilizing "operation '"an'otheiy: maga ne is moved. intov alinemen1 -W1th'jthe canslv yThe second magazine then discharges the cans into a-`mechanism by\vl1i.cli they are yfed' Tinto the chute f leading tothe can The improved j 'sterilizing 'apparatus is vmore Vr.specifically `described hereinafterJ and is particularly. in the appended'.claims. -v

l f rlie preferred yform. of 'thefinvention' vis illustrated in i the :iccompanyingdrawings,v in which` Fligklisa side elevation lofY the f in'iproved sterilizing apparatus,.showing the 'sterilizer in posi-tion :tor thesterilizingop-V` eratiomtlie-loading magazine inposition to receive unsterllized v cans, andl thev receiving vmagazine in positionto discharge the steri- `released so thattheylxviill'run;down into the-fv i sterrlizer to receiveftlielrchaigeot'sterilized pointed out l lized cans;-

showving in `dotted :lines` the .y

can .receiving position ott-he-sterilizer and f the can" discharging position thereof; Fig. 2 is side elevation similar to Fig. 1, With a. v:portion broken away, showingthelsterilizer in positionto .receivejtheunsterilized cans .froinfthe loading magazine; Fig., Sis' la View similar -to Fig.; shoiving 4ther sterilizer 1n position dischargingwthe: sterilized f cans' i into i A`the receivingfnialgazine; Figl4il is a'sect-ion cn an enlarged scale through' therearendy y y2 j i f 1,646,713

tot Vthe steriliZer, showing the method of 'e loading magazine, shon'iing the inaazinein positionv tojreceive the unsterilized cans :trom

the hopper; Fig. 11 is an end elevation, with a portion broken away, of the parts shown in Fig. Fig; 12 Vis a partial plan, witlra l' portionbroken away, ott-he parts shown in 110; Fig. 13 isv a partial longitudinal section through the discharge Vend ot th Y loading magazine; Figflt is asection taken along the line 14h-'14 of Fig. 13; Figfl is aperspective otlthe upper portion of the vpaitsshown in Fig. 14, with the point of V'view a littlebelow the center ot the figure .and looking upwardly; Fig. 16 is an` end elevation of the front or open end' ot the steriliz'er; Fig. '17 is a section taken along the line'17-17 offFi'g. 16; Fig. 13 is al ".detailot the arm and wrench for manipuflating the stop `fingers at thel front end'of the sterilizer; Fig'.v 19 is a transverse section showing in end elevation the` transferring l mechanism; Figf20 is a longitudinal section taken jon the 'line' 20-20 of Fig. 19 Fig. 21

is a section on an enlarged scale taken along l Ylthfe-line' 21-21 of Fig. 19; Fig. 22 islaV sec? tion taken. along the line 22-22 of'Fig. 19;A

Fig; v23 is a perspective ofy the ends ot' two {of the chutes of the transferring mechanism, Vshowing the stop controlmechanism ;1 F ig. 24'is a side ,elevationlooling from .theY lett of one unit oi" the transferring mechanism;

and Fig, 25 is a plan, witha part broken l .away, of 'oneot the units of the transferring mechai'iism.` l t Y y,The improved sterilizing apparatus ,as

illustrated -in thev drawings comprises a stei'ilizer proper, generally indicated at 26, .a charging magazine 27 whichf'receives a batchjoi' unsterilized cans trom the hopper 23 and feeds them into tlie'sterilizer, and a rec-eiving magazine 29 which receives the sterili'zed cans from the sterilizer and discharges them Vinto' a'transferring mechanism 30 by which the cans-fare 'fed into 1a chute 31 Fig.

' 22) leading to the can shaking devices.

' the V'table f y35.

Y "The sterilizer 26 is a cylindrical shell pro-V vided at the middle pointsl otits lateral.

sides with. thetrunnions 32 by, which itis pivotally mounted in the yupper ends ot the pairs otr standards* 33 1 'an d The sterilizing operation vis carried on= while thesterilizer is'in lits hori-` mzontal position, .as shown in -t'ull .lines in Fig. Y l. Thesterilizer -is held in this position by 34 supported -on ymeans of pin 36 which passes throughV an alinedhole in the bituicated projection 37 kof ay platform 38 extending outwardly trom the rear cover39 ol the sterilizer and in an arm et() extending laterally fromk the upper end of a standard 212 supported on the table 35. The sides ot the slot 13 in the projection 37 and the sides oi" the arm lO'are conver; so thatxthe projection 37 may swing clear of the arm 40 both downwardly and upwardly when the sterilizer is tilted to its Y can receiving and to' its can discharging positions. i 1

rEhe rear endet-the `cylindrical shelliot the'sterilizer26 is closed by an inner or vfalse cover 41 (Fig. et). vThe torwardendV of the sterilizer is closed during the 'sterilizing operationbyjineans ot a covered-which is so mounted that it may be slid out of the way'when the sterilizer is to be tiltedl into can receiving and can discharging,positions. is substantially avdisl in shape, 'is provided with two upwardly extending arms on the upper ends ot' which vare mounted the 'rollers' or wheels 46 arranged to travel on the erun-A F or this purpose the cover 14, which way 47 which is the upperV horizontal piece of traine work generally indicated at48 supported troni the forward end of the shellY of Athe sterilizer by the brackets 49. Two downwardly projecting arms 51y provided at their lower ends with rollers or Wheels" which engage with the lower horizontal bar orrun-v vway 52 assist in guiding the cover 4 4 asit is .slid away from and returnedto the open for#y 'ward end of thelsterilizer; The cover 4A- is provided with a forwardly extending handle 53 by which it may be moved by the operator. It will'loe observed that rthe above described construction is such that the traine worlrlto and y with the sterilizer into can receiving position and downwardlywith the sterilizer intoV can discharging position, as indicated in Figs.2and3.A Y i i ward end of .thesterilizer during the sterilizingoperation by means of tour equally spacedclainps 55 mounted on the forward end of the'shell ot'lthe sterilizer, and .pro-

vided with kthe operating handles 56. These the cover 44 swing upwardly leu clamps areot usual construction andl mode vot operation.l

In order toeti'ect atliorough sterilization lof the contents of all the cans in the sterilizei the cans are "so positioned and held in the stcrilizer that they are all uniformly subjected to the sterilizing medium. The sterilization voperation is inademore causing the batch otcans vin the sterilizer to rotateas a whole. To .secure t-liese ends the sterilize'r'is provided with a rotatably mounti ed magazine, or `spideigas it is termed in t-he art. This spider comprises a seriesof longitudinally disposed tubes or chambers 58 recetfective vby '1T f Li) Y yi iu llhe cover 44 is held in position on the tortangular theinner end of a shaft 62 journaled in the in ncross-section and extending throughout the length ofthesteril1zer. By

Y reference to Fig. 16 it willgbeseen that there are four tiers of these elongated tubes 58,

the two lateral tiers consisting of four tubes each and the t-wo iniddletiers.consisting of six tubes each. The tubesvpass through and are supported at intervals throijighout the length of the. sterilizer by means o f the disklilre plates 59 (Eig. 17) only one of whichis indicated.V The peripheryof each plate '59 is provided witha series of equallyspaced rolls GOvjouinaled in the'plateand 1n the and bearf ,ingagainsttne interior' periphery of the cylindrical shell ofthe sterilizer.y

brackets G1 Ysupported therefrom',

e The ends 'of the tubes 58 Vare secured to a circular plate 57' `into the centerofwhich is screwed center of therear cover 39 ofthe sterilizer.l

- The' inner end of the shaft 62is heldin the .of the shaft center ofthe plate 57 and in the washer 63 (whichr separates orfalse cover 411) by meansiof a-eollar 6a pinned or otherwise secured to the shaft 62. A Vstuffing boi:vr Gthreaded onto the outer endL thel plate 57 'from the inner 62 and bearing' against the cent'i-al hub-like 'partlofthe'eover 39 prevents leakage and aids in holding the shaft 62 inV operative'position'. inasmuch asthe'plate 57 is supported by lthe inner en dcof'the shaft 'G2 it is unprovided with rolls. Power is supi' plied to rotate thecan supporting spiderby ,the inoto'r 67 supported on the outer end of V the platform 38. i

thejin'ner end ofthe motor shaft meshes with i ear 69 mounted onthe outer A pinion 68 inouiitedon jand dri 'es the g end of the shaft 62. t

i A free ypassage or circulationfof the sterilizing''fluid around the cans as they are revoli/ing rin the, sterilizer due tothe rotation ing from the .neeted with of thespider lis secured by perforating the tiibesS, as indieated by the holesf() in Fig. 17. When the cans 'fed into the sterilizer from the magazine V27. they are positively held inthe tubes 58 until they are discharged from the sterilizer after i steriliZ'ation.`r The means forv holding Vthe cans' (indicated by the dotted lines 7l in Fig.

17) vin the tubes Vduringv stei'ilization'-and v until 'thesteriii'zer is in pro'perfrelation with the receiving magazine 29 comprises afseries of stop fingers 7 3, there being one stop finger '7 3 Vlocated at the 'open end of eachtube. VEach row of shaft 74 journaledin thebosses 7 5 'projectstop rfingers73 isinountedon a bottoms' of the'tubes 58. 'The stop fingers aree-all; articulated Atogether so as te be operated sin'iult'aneously 'by ineansof Aa vertically i the rearends of ajseries of arms 72 secured to andextending rearwardiy from the shafts 71h The lowerniost arin 77 ispro- .vided with' a forwardlyprojecting lpartA adapted tobe. engagedby vthe arin 78 ofa stop `lingers ,gers to be swung up to be sterilized have been.

disposed rod 7,61pi'v'otally con-y lthieY hopper socket fixed `on ashaftull2 journaled in the bossesll'l dependingfrom the-under surv 58. The socket' faces` o f the lowerinost tubes 1 11 is adaptedto receive vav wrench 79r by The liandle part 'of-the wrench 79 is curved whichthe' stopffingersf'varefinaiiipulated.

so that the activel part of the. wrench maybe gers V73 in previous to the dis-l withdrawn from the soclretlll vfhile Vthe front ofthe cans to prevent the cans from slidingout of thetubes while the sterilizer is being tilted intodischarging po- Itis considered desirable to put-'the 73 finto operative vposition -while sition.

the sterilizer is still tilted upwardlynbecause at this 'time Jthe cans: are fullywwithi'n the tribes aiidin'positionto permit the s topjfininfront of 'the' foremost cans in the tubes.` rElie length 4of the .tubes frointlie rearfends thereoffto the stop fingers is such that when. the appropriate numberA Y of cans have been introduced intoV the tubes thestop fingers are freeV to swing upwardly i into-operative position.v If it were attempted tooperate the stop fingers after the sterhadrolied forwardly and would thereby inin operative position.V

The magazine 27 for feeding 'vor charging the lcans-to Avbe sterilized into the sterilizer 26 has the saine capacity as the sterilizerand Y .comprises a cylindrical shell .hanged atits upper andlower ends and provided wit h a series of longitudinallyextending having the. saine arrangement as theA tubes 58 inthe sterilizeryso that when ythelower end of.` the 'charging -inagazine v27 isinf'eii'- gagenieiit withzthe open Vend of the sterilizer,

ilizing operation and before the sterilizer is `tilted downwardly, it inightbe that thecaiis -iou terfere with thezplacing of the.stop,1 "i ngers 7 'tubes Si Vas shawn in Fig'. 2 and Athe cansjn the in agazine 27 arel ijeleased, `theyjwill roll down-*out *of vthe tubes'lintov the tubes A58. The iobjliqueiy arranged magazine 27 issupported by two pairs ofupwardly entending arms S2 and 83. providedatftheii" upper ends' with rollersv or wheels runways785 supported froinltheV ceiling oriipper part offthe room -in which the appa-l 34 ladapted to travelonsthe@ y ratu's islocated byineans. ofthe dcp'ending'f pieces 8 6. IThe parts supportingpthemaga- Azine 27 are shown in side elevationfonly and therefore only one member of eaclijpair-is shown.

' i rEhe cans to befsteriliaedlarercharged: into l the'f'o'penupper end ofthe inagazine27 from tlie' chiite 88 which leads frointhe r'testing Y I v20 alinethe openings 94 with the apertures 93 vat. 'i rlhe cans are heldin the' 'magazine 27 by rmeans ot a plate 89 `p'iv'o'tally mountedv at 90 in Vthe center of the plate 91 to .which thc ycans are being fed into the magazine 2 7 *from -the hopper 28fand until the lower end ot the Vlovver ends-.of the tubes 81 andthe shell ot the magazine'27 are secured. The 'rotatable plate 89 islheld in place in the-lower end of theV magazine 27 by means oit a plate 92.

The plates 91 and 92 are provided Withaper# tures orholes v98 Which are" permanentlyin alinement'Withtlie tubes 81, asshown inl? 1g.

The apertures 94 of the plate 89 are put into alinement With the other apertures when the `ca nsare to be fed from the maga zine=27` into the sterilizer and are putout of alinement with the otherfapertureswhile the magazine ,is inrengagement with the open endA of the sterilizer.

The means for rotating the plate y89 to l l and the tubes 81 and to; put; thenrout of alinement Vtherewith consists of a screw 96 which meshes with `the toothed edge 97 of Athe .plate 89t The screw 96 is -carried on the inner end of a shaft. 98 Journaled inthe plate 92. Vihen the magazine 27 is moved i Vof a iWrench'99 inserted intothe socket 100 towart the hopperr toV receive a charge of cans to be sterilized,V the screw 9 6 is tumed to put the holes 94E-out ot'alinement With vthetubes 81 and the'` apertures 93 by'means glormed on the'oute'r endk of' the shaft 98; Thus the cans are Vheld inthe magazine 27 'bythe' `plate 89. l/V hen the magazine 27 has been moved into Contact With the sterilizer Y 26, the screw .96.is turned inthe reverse di- Y tures 93 and the tubes 81fto permit the magazine 27.

yreetion to alineV the holes94 With theaperto roll down into the tubes 58.

The hopper 28 comprises a seriesof four vertically arra-ngedchutes or passageways 102 (Fig.

from the 'chute' 88.` The four chutes 102 corr'espond to the 'tour tiers vottubes 81 in Each chute 102 is Adivided into as many passageivays or branches 103 10)'Vv as there aretubes 81 in the correspending tier oi" tubes in the magazine 27; vThe passageways 103 terminate in a plate 104- f to Which'is secured 'a plateA 105 corre'- sponding to the plate92pot the magazine 27 g and is a rotatable plate 106 which has the same f construction and mode yof operation as the l plate 89 The plate v 106 is turned-to holdv ed iviththe plate 106. thata'vhen the platei106 .has been turned to theV cans 107V in the'hopper 28 andto release them to vpermit them tol run into the magaim' zine27 by means of theivrench 99 Which is .inserted into the socketedshaft 108 connect- It ywill bel understood f release'the cans, in thehopper thejcans runningdovvn theV chute 88 and i-nto the chutes 102-will 'naturally lill up the Alowerm'ost 'arm' 77 vto hold the the Vcans 11)*whieh extend downwardly between the plate10 and plate 105 26, may tilt Without turning the mesme tubes first. `Thelength of the tubes 81 and Vthe size and"arrangement of the passageare successivelyiilled up the oncomingV cans are directed-into the upper tubes' and that when all the tubes'are lilled the plate 106 may beitur'ned to hold the undelivered cans in the hopper. f 1

Vh'en the charging magazine 27 has been filled and tlienmoved into Contact With theL open upturnedend of the sterilizer "26,1 the 'Wrenoh99 is insertedk into the socket 100V to turn the plate 89 to releasethe cans andpermit themto run down into the sterilizer,

lilling up the tubjes587'there'in- The Wrench 99 is then turned in the.reverse-direction to turn the plate89 'into 'its can holding position and theV magazine'fQ? is again' moved into contact with the hopper 28. The Wrench 9 is Vthen insertedy into the socket A111 and moved downwardly to r' depressthe -rod 76, vtherebyraising the stop .fingers 73 can retaining and 'permit them toV run into the receiving magazine 29. v

After the stop fingers 73 have .been raised cans in thetubes58 the cover t is slid into position and clanipechsealing to hold the the frontend of the st'erilizer. vThe sterilizer Vis then tiltedA to its horizontal held in that tubes '58 by ymeaiisof thestop fingers the sterilizer 26 may be swung vto horizontalposi'tion before Athe cover lizer. The sterilizer is now incondition for the sterilizing operation;

The sterilization otj the contents of the `cans inthe sterilizer is conveniently effected by means of steam introduced into the sterilizer from a pipe 115 lconnected With a con'- venient source of supply not shown. The steam pipe 11'5`is located opposite substan! tially the middle of one side of the sterilizer and the inner .end thereof is lrotatably mounted inftheuppe'r end of the arms 116 supported from the 111 With the vals 103 are suchv thatV as the 'lower tubes i CII When the stop .96

stop fingers 731m their f 'l position until just before the Wrench 79` is manipulated to'releaseV the cans vposition 'and Y y position by'means ofthe pin 36.V Inasniuch as the cans'V are`A held in the 44 is'slid into place and fastened to the front endet-the, steripair of uprights 34. The

connection '117 between the pipe y115 andthe f supporting arms 116 is such that v'the outer part ot the pipe V115m which part the sterilizer` located. Frointhe-connection 117 the pipe bottom of' the sterilizer by thecnn'ecting turns downwardly. at 119 Vand :enters the AThe drain or discharge vali/e122 is vthen turned by means of the handle 123 andthe condensateis discharged into the sewer 'or i A .of the bottom side of the sterilizer. The stem 1' Y of the valve 122 Ais articulated with the stemV e tending fingers 131 the l'outer ends. oi which elsewhere through the drain pipe 124.- The discharge valve 122 is located in the middle of the handle 123 by meansot the usual spanner connection 121. i l Y In order that the discharge valve y,122 may be disconnected Vfrom the drain pipe 124 when the sterilizer26 is swunguprv'ardly to canreceivingrposition and downwardly toV can discharging position,` the --discharge end of the valve122 is provided with a 'pipesection'125 which terminates in avertically ar-` ranged flange 126 adapted to make a tight 'connection with a' similarly arranged iange 127 on theupper oliset end 12301l the drain pipe 124. To lockthe flanges 126 and 127 together a collar 130 loosely mounted on the inner end of the pipe section 128 isprovide with a pair of upper andlowerlaterally exe .extendinwardly toward each other and overlap the recessed camsurfaces 132. of the iange 126. To the upper finger 1311 is pivotally connected the upper end of a link`133,

thelowerend of which is pivotally connected with a Vrod 134 slidinglyjinounted .in the bosses 135 rising from the table 35. yThe p Y Y y position inthe shell ofthe vmagazine 29 by mean'sfo'i'a-plateg157 secured tothe upper outer. endyot the rod 134 is'pivotallyv con nected with the lower` en-dfo'l an operating arm or handle 136 pivoted'in an upright 137 rising from the table' 35. When' the `fingers 131 are in thecenter of 'the cam recesses 132 i the flange 126 is ree'toswing in'either direc# tion past the flange 127. Vhen', however, the

' ngers 131 have lbeen turned in either V.direc-p tion to cause the inturned endsthereo-to travel up the tapered ends V133 ot the recesses A132thetianges are locked together in a tight y oint.

' To reduce the temperature ofthe cans aiter Vthe condensate has beeridrained trom the sterilizer, cold water is admitted to the sterilizer through the pipe 140 which has they y same kind oit aconnection 141 withV the upper end oi foo uprights 33 whichtlie pipe115 has with* the arms 116. The pipe has'two branches,

the branch .144'entering the topv of the sterilizer and the branch 145 entering the bottom f Drainage ofthe condensate/and ofthecoole the arms 142 supported from the ing water from the steriliaer"isiiacilitated l by means of-a trough148 'builtvinto the bot-l tom of the Stelihzer and @tending through?. out theft-length. thereof. All 'the' whlerthe l steam forfsterilizingthecans andthe Water,

i'or coolingthe cans lare turnedoin the cans means of theinotor 67g are caused "to revolve vin thejS'riliZer byf i' When tlie'cans-have become the valves 146 and 147-are closed, and when all the coolingwater hasdrained kfrom the sterilizer the discharge valve'122 yis. closed. I,

The clamps farerthen released and the cover 44 slid into its inoperative posit-ionen the frainev48. ,Theoperator then'tiltsthe `forwardend ofthe sterilizer. downwardly Tinto discharging position; havingiirst re-A 'y faov ,moved the'pin35 and released the lianges 126 and, V127. The.mvagaziiiev 29 having "been moved into can'recei'ving positionwith rela`r tion lto thetilted sterilizer, as shownin Fig.

3,' the operator .inserts the lwrench 79- intO the socket111 to turn the socket into normal position; thereupon .the -weightof the cans y depresses'vthe stop Atingers I73v andthe cans vrun. down intot-he magazine 29.A

' i iThe receiving (magazine `29 is. substantially Y thesaine in construction;asj'the` charging magazine 27 except thatits lposition is reversed.:l It comprises a cylindrical shell sup,

providedat their lower lends with the wheels ,95 ,ported on'tlie two pairs of legs 150A and 151,V i

152Y adapted to travel on the track 153.'` The pairsivot supporting `legs for :the magazine i 29 are braced Vbye-the cross-pieces `154. The l longitudinally extending can receiving tubes 155 of the magazine 2 9 have fthe saine. ar-f 157 sothat when the extremities ofthe'tubesV '1,55 arein contactV with the ends of, the tubes 58the plate 157 doesfn'ot strike the flange 1587-1vat the' forward end ofthe sterilizen Vthereby enablingthe operator to remove the f ywrench 7 9 from the socket111.4 The lower ends of the tubes 155are secured vin an aper- "rangementas the tubes 58'. inthe sterilizer. l i The upper-ends of thetubes .155 'are heldin f tured plate, 159 -to-the Vouter face ofwhich is Vsecured the apertured plate 16,0...` Between Y theplates'159and ,160 is an apertured rotatv`lv able plate A161l which is operated-bymeans oi? the soclretedshatt162. V.'l`hese7partshave vthe same construction Vand mode of'operation as the c'orrespon'ding parts atl the discharge end ofthe1 hopper 28 and atthedischarge Vend olithe'magazine 27 Vhen the magazine 29 has received -thevcans from thej'sterilizer ainst the mouthof thetransierringrnecha- 26 the operator pushes thexrnagazine V29 over f iao #The transfcrring` mechanismserves. to rei ceive th-ejcans'f-rom the magazine 29 and transfer them into the chute Y31 through whichtheypass into the can shaking devices.v

'.Atfthe mouthfor entrance of the 'transferring i mechanisnris `afseries of'tubes-orV chutes1'63 Vwhich'-haveftlie same' nun'iberjand arrangey "mentas the tubes in the magazine v29.

vseen in Fig. Q0. The length ofthe uppermostv These tubes 163v allterininatein a substair tially ver'ticalplane, therefore the lowerinost tubes arejlo'nger than the upper tubesa`s is tubes VA16"-1is such that theylhold only one fc`an`165., Therother tubesare proportion-V ately` longer and hold a proportionately greaterrnumbe'r 'of cans.V When the magazine 29xhas'been moved into Contact with the flange 166 of the mouth 'of the casing 30 V.of the transferring mechanism and the socketed shaft '162'has been turned to release the cans "-.in the tubes`155, the cans roll down intothe tubesV 163 and `are'held therein by means of Y the stop"fingers169.` Each discharge end of the tubesj163 vis provided with a stop linger,

'"K the forward end 170 of which is turned up# wardly as a hook andis adapted to vprojectthrough a cutaway portion in the bottom of each tube. The stop fingers 169 are fastened on the rods 17 2 pivotally supported from the under surface of the bottoms of the tubes 163.V The upturned ends 170 of the lingers 169 are normally Yheld raised in their can retaining positionsby means of the lweights 173 pivotally mountedon the upper ends of I ,the arm's174 supported from the troughs or channels 175. Each. weight 173 is provided with rearwardly extending'arin 177, the

outer endof which is'pivotally rcoi'inected tov the upperend of the link 1737-the` lower end yof which is pivotally connected with an arm V179 secured to and eXteifidi-ngfforwardlyY vcured to Vand extending forwardly lfrom the,

upper` surfaces vofthe ends of 4 thc topwalls of the tubes 163'. Each tube' 163 is provided opposite itsopen endv with a stop a in 131,`

the head of-which isI in the path of travel' v'of the cans released from the tubes. The cans vcaught by thestop arinsll are heldagainst the rear 'walls 184 ofthe channels 175 which are rhorizontally arranged and 'entend transversely across the lower ends of the'tube's 163. Each channel is positioned below the *fopeny lower end of its corresponding row of tubes 163." All the Channels except the lowermost channel are supported at their midl(ille Sectlons from the next.succeedingrow cans to the can shallzingdevices.

- tubes 163.

of tubes. The lowermost channel is supported at oneend by the bracket extending forwardly from the left y'hand bracket 186 secured tothe rear wall 137 of the casing'ft) and at its other end on` the lowermostchutel 190.

The cans 198 are heldjb'etween the stop arms 181 and the Vrear walls 161 of the chan-V nels 175 to permit thestop' fingers 169 to 're-KA turn tor normal position retaining' theY cans in Vthe tubes 163. Y `When the fingers 169 have beenvreturned to their normal can holding position, the arms 181 are then iaisedto per-V mit the cans 168 to descend into the channels 175 whence they are removed and rpushed into the open upper ends ofthelvobliquely arranged chutes .positioned at the right of the ends of the channels 17 viewing Fig. 19, andupon rwhich the right Yhand ends of the channels rest.. The chutes 190 all discharge-at their lfowereiids into the common .-chute- 31 which .conveys the The mechanism for releasing` lthe lingers 169 and the arms 181 and for'shoving the cans along` the channels 175 to push them in# to thechutes 199 comprises the following iiisti'umentalities: #Opposite the open end of each iowfof tubes 163 and located al little above the correspondingv channel 175 a' chain 192l which travels in a horizontalplane and is supported at one end on the sprocket 193 mounted-'en the shaft 1941 and 'at the other end on the sprocket 195moun'ted on the shaft 196. vThe shafts 19% and`196, are vertically arranged and journaled in the outer ends of 'the brachets136', V197, and 196.

rEhe upper ends of the shafts 19a and 195' gournaled in the bearings 199 secui'edto the underside of the top of the casing 39. l On f- 'each chain 192 is a, cam ZOO'wliicli slopes' rearwardly with respect vto the direction of travel ofthe chain, which is'toward 'the chutes 190. rlhe sectioirof the vchain vwhich' is located adjacent to eachchannel rests on ashelf or ledge 299 supported from the adjacent edge 'of the channel. ,n of the shaft-191 is provided withla miter gearQOl which meshes with a initer 202 'mounted on onel end of a shad'tY Q93 jouis naled in the bifui'cated bracket QO-ldepend i 1' "fi-oni thelop ofthe casing` 30 and carrying ou its outer end a pulley'QO driven by the belt '206. When the cams QOO'pasf-s under the weights `173 which are positikniedV above the' scctionsmof the chains Atraveling` toward the chutes 190, the weights Aare iaisecl,tlieieby depressing-the lingers 169 Vand releasing the kcans held by them. flininediately' the cams 200 become disengaged from the weights 173, the weights return to normal position, raising the lingers 169 in front ofthe next succeeding cans iii the The fingers 169 arefree to risev because the eansjust released'by `the defyThe upper part I pression of the fingers 166 are 'held by the arms 181 andthe rear-Walls'of the channels.

the other cans nirthe 1'? and so .hold baci; tubes 163'. y l

The further travel of the cams. 200 brings tliemunder the stop arms 181, hereby successively raising the latter and permitting the c'a'nsheld by them to fall fully into theA channels 175,,

YWhen all thecans have tlius been lacedlonitudinall f in the channels P D. l

- 1f5, tlie arms 208- projee ing laterally from the chains 192'and lpositioned substantially equi-distant in both directions from the cams reach the open upper ends 209l of the chutes' 20() engage with the foremost can each channel and 'thereby move all the cans in the channels tovvai'd the chutes 190.' Jfis-the cans 190 theyfall therethrough into thechut'e 31. i The inode of operation ofthese devices is 'thus briefly resumed: `Wheii the cans are 11ev .leased from the magazine 29they runinto the tubes 163 and the foremost cans arelield by the lingers 169. `The engagement of the cams ZOO'WithV the iveights173depresses the fingers 169 and releasesttlie.foremost-cans 'in the tubes 163,V ypermitting -theinV yto fall down into position to vbe caught by the arms 181 and the rearvivalls4 1811 o1. the channels 175. rhe space which separates the Weights 173'froinl each rst left hand arm 181 gives the Weight 173 rsuiiicienttime to descend to return the lingers 169'to normal holding position While the cams 266 -are traveling from the Weights 173 to the first `arms 181. `ions'erpientl vwhen the arms 181 areA raised,

permitting the cans to fall fully into the.'

channels 17 5, the foremost cans in the' tubes 163 are held until the fingers169oar'e again ,depressed. lWhen the cans are all' in Ythe channels 1?5'tlie arms 208 move intocontact sterilizing apparatusis recapitulated as 'folf rrlhe mode of operation' ofthe, improved lowsze--l't is :assumed that a batch lof steri lizedcans has bee'ndischar'ged into the reinto contact with the upper end ofthesteri-Lv lizer and inserts the Wrench orhandle 99V into 'the socket 1O0 Yand turns the plate89 to put the holes 94rtherein in alinement with the apertures 93 and the 4tubes 81 to' permit the cans to roll down into' the sterilizer. The.,

operator then turnsY the Wrench 99 inthe reverse vdirection to Vshift theplate 89 into its can holding positionandmoves thefmagazine 27 to bring its upper end into contactv with the discharge end of the hopper 28,-

after which he inserts the Wrench into tliereivitli and push them into-the chutes 1,90..

Ythe drain pipe'.

releasing position.

Before lthe door or V.cover yof .tliefsterie lizer: is slidinto'position 'over the'open end thereof vthe operator inserts the wrench' 79 the `soclet`108 to turn Yplate 106 vinto 'i into the socket 111 and manipulates it to position thestop fingers-73finfront of the cans. r`ilhe fingers arelocked in their can' holding-position by placing the end ofv the arni'78 ofv the `socket 111 against thel projection 8O of the arml l7 7 Vhen the cover le hasb'eenplaced in position onv the open end ofthesterilizer the clamps A3 5-,arev manipu-'- lated tolfaste'nfitthereto. vThe sterilizerf'is then tilted toits horizontal position, the 'pini' 36 is inserted in' its-hole in the ari'n` LiO'a'nd the 'projection 37 toliold the sterilizer stationary5 and 'the handle 136 vis', moved in either ydirectionto lock thefl'anges 126 and .127 together. `.The operator then turns the valve 118 to admit steam to the sterilizer,

the r`motor GThaving been'started operation to cause the can.supportingfspider' to rotate iiithe'f-sterilizer'andsoassure an equal I distribution Y of the y sterili'zing medium through `the interstices between the cans;

thereby effecting'a uniformsterilizationk of tlie contents of the cans. hen the steriliz-V operation has lbeen`earriedV on vfo'rfthe requisite' length "of,A time,A depending upon the nature of the foodv products' undergoing* ing sterilization, `tlievalve 118 is closed andthe drain o`r discharge valve 122 is opened by r turning theha-ndle 123 to d ischa rge I the condensate into the' ldrain pipe V,1211. The

valve 122 is then closed and the'valves v1116 and 147 are opened toadinit cold Waterjinto the sterilizer.` 'it issoinetiines desirableto leave the drain valve122 partially open'vvhen tlievalves MCG-and 14:7 are opened soasfto perinitthe heated Waterto flow down liuto eedure Willlbedecided upon by the operatoraccording to conditions. l When" .thecans have becomesufiieiently cool the' valves 146 Aand 147 are closed and the valvel 122 fully; f

opened." The sterilized Cans be discharged into-the receiving magazine 29. The'pin' is reinoved, the handle136' "Si manipulate@ the` clampsf loosened and thrown back, and the door orcover liislid into itsinoperative position on the yholding frame 48.' Vliei-itlie receiving magazine 29.

has been moved into engageinentivith the open ends of thetubesv58 ,jin thefsterilizer the operator inserts the :Wrench 79 into the socket 111 to disengage 'tlieend of thefarin '78' 4from "fthe projection80; therebypermittingtheV cans to depressthe stop vfingers T3/ v and Vroll down'intothe'magazine 2 9.- Theres The 'precisemode offpro# arenoW in -conditionto upon lthe operator pushes the magazine.' along` i the runway 1513to bring the 'discharge thereof into Contacty With'theimoutlijof theV transferring magazine 30.- 

